A swivel-stand mini projector that throws a film onto the bedroom ceiling, runs its own streaming apps and fits in a backpack. It shines after dark and struggles in daylight, and knowing both halves makes it a happy purchase.
Brought up to date September 2026For home use in a dark bedroom, dorm or curtained living room, the HY300 is a charming, easy projector: 80 to 100 inches from about 2 metres, apps on board and a picture that squares itself. Native 720p and around 200 ANSI lumens keep it a casual screen, not a replacement for a bright 4K TV.
The HY300 projector is a small white cylinder on a swivel stand. Tip it back and the film lands on the ceiling above the bed; turn it forward and it fills the wall opposite the sofa. That one trick explains most of its popularity.
Inside sits a single 1280 × 720 LCD panel lit by an LED, a short-throw lens and an Android system with streaming apps. Magcubic, which started the design, rates its HY300, Pro and Pro+ at 200 ANSI lumens and its Ultra at 260. Dozens of other brands build on the same recipe.
That is why one name covers so many boxes. Magcubic's HY300 became the template, and other makers now sell their own HY300 Pro, Pro+ and Ultra with small changes to the chip, speaker and focus. The name tells you the family; the spec lines tell you the model.
The HY300 mini projector review comes down to one line: it is a casual screen. It makes an ordinary Tuesday feel like a small event, and it asks for little more than a dark room and a blank wall. Keep that expectation and it rarely disappoints.
| Part of the evening | Where it shines | Where it holds back |
|---|---|---|
| Picture | Clean 80 to 100 inches in a dark room | Native 720p softens small text and fine detail |
| Brightness | 200 ANSI suits lights-off viewing | Washes out with daylight or bright lamps |
| Setup | Swivel stand, auto vertical keystone | Manual focus on most Pro and Pro+ models |
| Streaming | Built-in apps, no stick needed on most | Paid apps block phone mirroring (HDCP) |
| Sound | 5W SoundBase on the Pro+ and Ultra | Smaller 3W speakers on some Pros |
| Portability | Under a pound, fits a backpack | Needs mains power; no built-in battery |
Based on the makers' published specs and setup notes for the HY300, Pro, Pro+ and Ultra.
The two numbers that shape every HY300 evening are the native 720p panel and roughly 200 ANSI lumens of light. Both are fine for a film in the dark and both show their limits when you ask for more. Knowing where the edges sit saves disappointment.
Resolution first. A 4K stream is accepted, but it reaches the wall as 720p, so fine hair, distant faces and small subtitles look soft at 100 inches. Sit a little further back, keep subtitles large and the softness fades into the background.
None of that stops a family film or a football match from being fun. It simply means the HY300 belongs to the evening, not to a sunlit Sunday afternoon.
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Magcubic HY300 Pro+ |
Magcubic HY300 Pro (2026) |
Alwtniet HY300 Pro |
ClokoWe HY300 Pro+ |
Magcubic HY300 Ultra | |
| Model | HY300 Pro+ | HY300 Pro | HY300 Pro | HY300 Pro+ | HY300 Ultra |
| System | — | — | Android 14 | — | Android 14 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Dual-band Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth |
| Focus | Manual focus | Manual focus | Manual focus | Auto focus | Electric focus |
| Keystone | Auto keystone | Auto keystone | Auto keystone | Auto keystone | Auto keystone |
| Brightness | 200 ANSI lumens | — | 200 ANSI lumens | — | 260 ANSI lumens |
| Resolution | 720p native | 720p native | 720p native | 720p native | 720p native |
| Start the show | Start the show | Start the show | Start the show | Start the show |
Most HY300 evenings start with the remote and end with the built-in speaker, so both deserve a look. The Pro+ and Ultra carry a 5W SoundBase under the lens, loud enough for a bedroom film. Some plainer Pros make do with 3W, which suits cartoons more than action films.
Bluetooth 5.0 to 5.4 sends sound to an external speaker or headphones, which is the easy upgrade for a garden screening. Fan noise is part of the deal too: Magcubic states 35 dB at one metre for its range, a steady hum most people stop noticing once the film starts.
App support varies more than anything else across the HY300 family. Thunrlge's HY300 Pro and Xorytin's HY300 Ultra state that Netflix comes built in; others offer YouTube and Prime Video and leave the rest to a stick. The remote side of the routine, including control from a phone, is explained in the HY300 remote app guide.
ClokoWe's HY300 Pro+ adds auto focus to auto keystone, so the picture sharpens itself after a nudge. A one-touch starry-sky mode with nine animated scenes and a sleep timer turns the ceiling into a night light.
Start the showJudged room by room, the HY300 projector for home use makes the most sense where the lights go out anyway. Bedrooms, kids' rooms and dorms suit it perfectly; bright open-plan living rooms suit it least.
Placement is forgiving. Set it on a nightstand, a bookshelf or a stool, swivel the head and let auto keystone square the frame; on most Pro and Pro+ models only focus asks for a hand on the lens.
A wall mount or a tripod turns any of these into a fixed setup. The mount keeps the cable tidy and the angle steady, while a floor tripod lifts the lens above the heads of anyone sitting in front. Mounts, tripods and cases that fit are grouped in HY300 stands, mounts and cases.
Where the HY300 does not belong is the room that already has a good TV and big windows. It will not beat that TV at noon, and it is not trying to.
Once the HY300 fits your evenings, the choice narrows to three steps. Each adds something you notice every night, and each keeps the same 720p panel.
Other brands use the same names loosely, so a Pro+ from one maker may have auto focus while another's has electric focus or neither. Check the focus, ANSI and Android lines rather than the badge; the HY300 specs, model by model lay those lines out side by side.
The upgrades are weighed head to head in HY300 Pro+ vs Pro and HY300 Ultra vs Pro, and current price bands for each step are in what the HY300 costs. For a first projector in a dark bedroom, the Magcubic Pro+ is the easy place to start.
Yes, in a dark or dim room. It suits bedrooms, kids' rooms and curtained living rooms at 80 to 100 inches; it struggles in daylight.
Most HY300 Pro models add dual-band Wi-Fi 6 and auto vertical keystone, and Magcubic's 2026 Pro is 30% smaller than the Pro before it. The 720p panel and 200 ANSI rating stay the same.
Only in a darkened room. At around 200 ANSI lumens, sunlight or bright lamps wash out the picture.
About 80 to 100 inches in a dark room, from roughly 1.6 to 2 metres. Larger sizes are possible but dimmer and softer.
Not for a bedroom: the Pro+ and Ultra have a 5W SoundBase. For a garden or a bigger room, pair a Bluetooth speaker.
Mini projectors that share a shelf with the HY300 without being one: Aurzen's Roku TV models, the AKIYO O1 Pro, and Magcubic's own HY310, HY320 Pro and HY350 Max, several of them with native 1080p.
